RSS FeedLifting of US HIV travel ban welcomed TVNZ
The United States has lifted a ban on HIV-positive individuals entering the country, a move warmly welcomed by the New Zealand Aids Foundation.
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act was signed in the US last week, lifting a ban on HIV-positive people from entering the States.
President Barack Obama described the 22-year-old ban on travel and immigration as "rooted in fear rather than fact".
"The NZ Aids Foundation is delighted at the decision to lift the ban, which has been a long time coming," said executive director Rachael Le Mesurier.
"This travel restriction has widely contributed to ongoing stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV.
"With it lifted, New Zealanders living with HIV are free to travel to the US with their partners, friends, family and whanau."
This year the foundation lobbied the Center for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the ban, asserting that protecting the human rights and dignity of people living with HIV led to the most effective response to the epidemic.
The real cost of Cash for Clunkers
Filed under: Bargains, Transportation
Whether you cashed in on last summer's Cash for Clunkers program or not, you paid for a new car.
According to research from Edmunds.com, taxpayers paid an average $24,000 per clunker in buying a new car. And they did so on sales Edmunds.com says would have occurred even if the $3 billion clunker program never existed.
The program, which gave buyers up to $4,500 in incentives to trade in their gas guzzlers for less thirsty vehicles, was supposed to spur sales and boost the economy.
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